Gilgal: The City Of Zephath

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The following is a brief historical review of the cities that were conquered by Moses and Joshua along with the Israelites during their Conquest of Canaan. Excavations at an area known as Tell Arad, from 1962 to 1984AD, discovered evidence that this area began as a settlement, around 4000BC, developing into a larger and fortified city by 2950BC. By 2650BC, the city was destroyed and left abandoned, until 1150BC, when it was resettled and rebuilt. There is no known location for the city of Hormah, also know as Zephath, but it has been connected with the excavation site known as Tell Masos located a little under 7.5 miles from Beersheba. Evidence from this excavation site prove that a settlement began here as early as,
3200BC, becoming a …show more content…

Moreh, located on the northeast side of the Jezreel Valley; 2.) In Joshua 4:19, Gilgal is located east of Jericho; 3.) From Joshua 8:30, Gilgal is near Mt. Ebal; 4.) Taken from Joshua 12:23, Gilgal is located near Dor; 5.) Found in Joshua 15:7, Gilgal is located between on the border of the territories of Benjamin and Judah, which is between Jericho and Jebus; 6.) In 1 Samuel 11:8 and 15, Gilgal is located near the city of Bezeqm, which is north of Shiloh; 7.) In 2 Kings 2:1-2, Gilgal is located near Beyth El, which is northwest of the city of Ai. Located along the border of Jordan in southwestern Syria is the city of Edre'i, originally known as Atharaa, and today is known as the modern city …show more content…

Even further analysis, in 1995AD, dated the demolition of this settlement to, 1700 to 1600BC. Later, in late 1500BC, a much smaller settlement was constructed on this site and then for some unexplained reason, in early 1500BC, it was abandoned again until, 1000 to 900BC. Since 1997AD, groups of archaeologist continue to excavate and analyze any and all evidence that is discovered in excavation sites near Jericho. Currently it is the consensus of a majority of modern archaeologist is that the city of Jericho was not inhabited from early 1500BC to 1000 or 900BC, which contradicts the chronology of the Conquest of Canaan as written in the Old

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